Tertiary amines with antalgic and antiinflammatory activity

ABSTRACT

IN WHICH: R1 IS AN OH, ALKOXY RADICAL OF PREFERENCE METHOXY, ETHOX Y, O(CH2)2-N(CH3)2, OCH2-C6H4-PROPOXY, CYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC ARYLOXY, O-MONO (OR POLY) HYDROXYALKYL (OF PREFERENCE GLYCERINE), SINGLE AMINO (PARTICULARLY NHCH3, N(CH3)2, NH-(CH2)2OH, NH-(CH2)2N(CH3)2, MORPHOLINE), ALL GROUPS BEING ABLE TO BE SUBSTITUTED, BEING SUBSTITUTED OR NOT; N IS AN INTEGER BEING ABLE TO TAKE ALL VALUES FROM 0 TO 4; R2 IS THE HYDROGEN, AN ALKYL (PARTICULARLY METHYL) RADICAL, HYDROXY, ACID OR ESTER (PARTICULARLY COOH OR COOC2H5), ALKYLARYL (PARTICULARLY) BENZYL), CYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC ALKYL ACID OR ALKYL ESTER, OR AMINO, ALL GROUPS CAPABLE OF BEING SUBSTITUTED, BEING SUBSTITUTED OR NOT; R3 AND R4 ARE THE IDENTICAL OR DIFFERENT RADICALS, CHOSEN FROM AMONG THE FOLLOWING RADICALS: OH, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, ALKYL, CYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC ARYLOXY, CYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC ALKOXYARYL, NITRO, SIMPLE OR SUBSTITUTED AMINO, ACID OR ESTER, ALL GROUPS CAPABLE OF BEING SUBSTITUTED AMINO, ACID OR ESTER, ALL GROUPS CAPABLE OF BEING SUBSTITUTED, BEING SUBSTITUTED OR NOT; R5 IS T HE HYDROGFEN, A HALOGEN, AN ALKYL GROUP, CYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC ARYL, ACID OR ESTER, CN, NITRO, AMINO, SIMPLE OR SUBSTITUTED CARBAMIDO (CONH2), ALL GROUPS BEING CAPABLE OF BEING SUBSTUTUTED, BEING SUBSTITUTED OR NOT; R6 AND R7 ARE THE IDENTICAL OR DIFFERENT RADICALS CHOSEN FROM AMONG THE FOLLOWING GROUPINGSS: H, ALKYL, CYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC ARYL, CYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC ALKYLARYL, HALOGEN, NITRO, SIMPLE OR SUBSTITUTED AMINO, ACID OR ESTER, OH, ALKOXY, ARYLOXY, C YCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC ARYLOXY, CYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC O-ALKYLARYL. USEFUL MEDICAMENT, PARTICULARLY AS AN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND ANTALGIC AGENT, BASED ON TERTIARY AMINE DERIVATIVES, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT THE TERTIARY AMINE DERIVATIVES COMPLY TO THE GENERAL FORMULA:   4-((R4,R3-PHENYL)-N(-CH(-R2)-(CH2)N-CO-R1)-),R5,R6,R7-   QUINOLINE

Int. 01. Ablk 27/00 US. Cl. 424-258 9 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Useful medicament, particularly as an anti-inflammatory and antalgic agent, based on tertiary amine derivatives, characterized by the fact that the tertiary amine derivatives comply to the general formula:

R4 Rs in which:

R is an H, alkoxy radical of preference methoxy, ethoxy, O( CH N(CH OCH C H -prop0xy, cyclic or heterocyclic aryloxy, O-mono (or poly) hydroxyalkyl (of preference glycerine), single amino (particularly NHCH N(CH NH--(CH OH, NH--(CH N(CH morpholine), all groups being able to be substituted, being substituted or not;

n is an integer being able to take all values from 0 to 4;

R is the hydrogen, an alkyl (particularly methyl) radical,

hydroxy, acid or ester (particularly COOH or COOC H alkylaryl (particularly) benzyl), cyclic or heterocyclic alkyl acid or alkyl ester, or amino, all groups capable of being substituted, being substituted or not;

R and R are the identical or different radicals, chosen from among the following radicals: OH, hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, cyclic or heterocyclic aryloxy, cyclic or heterocyclic alkoxyaryl, nitro, simple or substituted amino, acid or ester, all groups capable of being substituted amino, acid or ester, all groups capable of being substituted, being substituted or not;

R is the hydrogen, a halogen, an alkyl group, cyclic or heterocyclic aryl, acid or ester, CN, nitro, amino, simple or substituted carbamido (CONH all groups being capable of being substituted, being substituted or not;

R and R are the identical or difierent radicals chosen from among the following groupings: H, alkyl, cyclic or heterocyclic aryl, cyclic or heterocyclic alkylaryl, halogen, nitro, simple or substituted amino, acid or ester, OH, alkoxy, aryloxy, cyclic or heterocyclic aryloxy, cyclic or heterocyclic O-alkylaryl.

This is a continuation-in-part of my earlier application Ser. No. 889,723 filed on Dec. 31, 1969 now abandoned.

"United States Patent 0 3,769,410 Patented Oct. 30, 1973 The present invention relates to new tertiary amines possessing interesting antalgic and anti-inflammatory properties and complying with the general formula:

in which:

R is an OH, alkoxy (of preference methoxy, ethoxy, O(CH --N(CH OCH C H -pr0p0xy), cyclic or heterocyclic aryloxy, O-mono (or poly-) hydroxyalkyl (of preference glycerine), elementary amino (particularly NHCHg), N(CH NH(CH OH, NH(CH N(CH morpholino), all the groups capable of being substituted, being substituted or not;

n is an integer able to take all the values from 0 to 4, but,

of preference, equal to 1 or 2; r

R is the hydrogen, an alkyl radical (particularly methyl), hydroxy, radical acid or ester (particularly COOH or COOC H (particularly benzyl) cyclic or heterocyclic alkylaryl, alkyl acid or alkyl ester, or amino, all the groups capable or being substituted, being substiuted or not;

R and R are identical or different radicals, chosen among the followin radicals: OH, hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, cyclic or heterocyclic aryl, alkyl, alkoxy, cyclic or heterocyclic alkoxyaryl, nitro, primary or substituted amino, acid or ester, all groups capable of being substituted, being suubstituted or not;

R is hydrogen, a halogen, an alkyl group, cyclic or heterocyclic aryl, acid or ester, CN, nitro, amino, primary or substituted (CONHg), all groups being substituted, being substituted or not;

R and R are identical or different radicals chosen from among the following groupings: H, alkyl, cyclic or heterocyclic aryl, cyclic or heterocyclic alkylaryl, halogen, nitro, primary or substituted amino, acid or ester, OH, alkoxy, cyclic or heterocyclic aryloxy, O-cyclic or heterocyclic alkylaryl.

In a general way, the compounds according to the invention are obtained by means of one of the four following preparation processes:

PROCESS A (1) Reaction of a substituted aniline with a quinoline according to the following diagram:

3 (2) N-alkylation of (2) according to one of the following diagrams:

(a) (2) Ha1CHRz-COR (1) (2) Hal-CH-(COl-tflz decarboxylption (1) HCL (c) (2) (CHzOH-NaSO; KCN) acetonitrile -}-1-O (1) NzfoH The acid, ester or amide, thus obtained is next converted by known processes into salt, amide or ester by the reactions of saponification, esterification, amination, wellknown to the professional.

PROCESS B Reaction of a substituted N-alkyl aniline with a quinoline, also substituted according to the following diagram:

g N- 7)n 1 R1 PROCESSC Reaction of an N-alkyl amino quinoline with a substituted benzene group according to the following diagram: 40

In this case X can be R or R PROCESS D Reaction of an N-arylglycine substituted with a di-acid capable of being fixed to the nitrogen of the N-glycine then by action of an orthoformate and of an aniline, to give an acrylamide which is cycled.

EXPERIMENTAL PART Example 1 (Process A) precipitates. After filtration, washing then drying in a vacuum at 70, 69.3 g. of the yellow product having a fusion point 290292 is obtained.

(b) N-(7-chloroquinoline-4-yl)-N-(4'-methoxyphenyl)- glycine (MG 3000): 50 g. of chlorhydrate of 4-(4'-methoxyphenyl)-amino-7-chloroquinoline are treated in 600 ml. of dry xylene with 35 g. of triethylamine. It is brought to reflux under agitation. Then 31.2 g. of ethyl bromoacetate is slowly added for /2 hour under agitation, then is kept at reflux for another 1 /2 hour. The N-(7- chloroquinoline-4-yl)-N (4' methoxyphenyl)glycine ethyl ester quickly crystallizes. After cooling the precipitate is filtered and dried in a vacuum. It is mixed in water to eliminate the halohydrates of triethylamine, then dried.

Thus 52 g. ofraw ester still containing 11% of nontransformed base is obtained. The ester recrystallized in toluene gives a fusion point of 199 to 201. The former is saponified to reflux for A hour in a melange of 250 ml. of caustic potash to 4% with the addition of 25 ml. of ethyl alcohol. The solution obtained is filtered cold then acidified to pH 5.5 by means of 25 of concentrated hydrochloric acid. Thus 45.2 g. of N-(7-chlor0quinoline- 4-yl)-N-(4'-methoxyphenyl)-glycine are made to precipitate. F=212213. The product is recrystallized in a mixture of 1200 ml. of ethyl alcohol and 3400 ml. of water, to reflux. After cooling, 35 g. of the product precipitates in the form of fine yellow needles: fusion=225 Calculated: Found Example 2 (Process A) (a) 4 (4' ethoxypheny1)-amino 7 chloroquinoline chlorhydrate: 50 g. of 4,7-dichloroquinoline is dissolved in a mixture of 400 g. of water and 100 g. of 25% concentrated hydrochloric acid at 50. At the same temperature a solution of 34.3 g. of p-phenetidine in a mixture of 300 ml. of water and 46 g. of 25 concentrated hydrochloric acid is added. It is agitated for 3 hours at 60 and then for 4 hours at The chlorhydrate of 4-(4'-ethoxyphenyl-amino-7-chloroquinoline quickly precipitates. After filtration, washing, and drying in a vacuum at 70, 75.5 g. of a yellow product having a fusion point of 315 to 316, is obtained.

(b) 83.8 g. of chlorhydrate of 4-(4'-ethoxyphenyl)- amino-7-chloroquino1ine is treated in 600 ml. of dry xylene with 56 g. of triethylamine. It is brought to reflux with agitation. Then 50.2 g. of ethyl bromoacetate is slowly added over /2 hour. The N-(7-chloroquinoline-4- yl)-N-(4'-ethoxyphenyl)-glycine ethyl ester crystallizes rapidly. After diluting with water to eliminate the halohydrates of triethylamine, it is dried in a vacuum at 70. Thus 93 g. of raw ester is obtained. Fusion point after recrystallization: 215 to 216. The raw ester previously obtained is saponified to reflux in 35 ml. of 4% caustic potash added to 35 m1. of ethyl alcohol. The solution obtained is cold filtered then acidified to pH 5.5 with 25 concentrated hydrochloric acid. Thus 75 g. of N-(7-chloroquino1ine-4-yl)-N- (4'-ethoxyphenyl)-glycine is made to precipitate: fusion=228-230. The product is purified by being put in a solution of 4% caustic potash then is precipitated with concentrated HCl. The product crystallizes in fine yellow needles. F=232-234.

Example 3 (Process A) The chlorhydrate of 4-(4'-methoxyphenyl)-amino-7- chloroquinoline is prepared as in part (a) of Example 1, then treated with diethyl bromomalonate. The N-(7-chloroquinoline 4-yl) -N (4'-methoxypheny) -amino-malonat of diethyl obtained is saponified and decarboxylized by treating with soda and then with hydrochloric acid. The

synthesis is carried out according to the following diagram:

O-GH:

COgEt Br H NH 0-CH; 0-CH3 C02Et N- H NH.HB1

COzEt -F KIOH N- H 21101 OaEt N-CHICOgH 2KC1 1-1- 2C2HOH Cl N Mode of operation: In a mixture of 57 g. of 4-(4'- methoxyphenyl)-amino-7-chloroquinoline and 250 ml. of toluene, 26.3 g. of diethyl bromomalonate is slowly introduced under agitation at 75 to 80 then brought to reflux for 6 hours. The solution is filtered while still warm and 40 g. of N-(7-chloroquinoline-4-yl)-N-(4'-methoxyphenyl)-amino-malonate ethyl ester is made to crystallize.

40 g. of N-(7-chloroquinoline-4-yl)-N- (4-methoxyphenyD-amino-malonate ethyl ester is saponified for /2 hour to reflux in 500 ml. of an aqueous solution of caustic potash added to 100 ml. of ethanol. This is filtered under heat then 250 ml. of water is added. With concentrated hydrochloric acid this is neutnalized and acidified to pH 1. It is again brought to reflux under agitation for an hour for decarboxylation, then 29 g. of N-(7-chl0roquinoline-4-yl)-N-(4'-methoxyphenyl)-glycine is made to precipitate after neutralization to pH 5 fusion point=218 to 220.

Example 4 (Process A) From the ethyl ester obtained as in Example 1, the amide can be prepared according to the following diagram:

0-CH; o-cm +NHs r z-cm-cooint n-cm-oonn omfion 01 i 01 Into one litre of alcohol saturated with ammonia at 10, 37.1 g. of N-(7-chloroquinoline-4-yl)-N-(4'-meth0xyphenyD-glycine ethyl ester is introduced. It is left for several days at a normal temperature, then the excess alcohol and ammonia are distilled in a vacuum then the crystaline residue is recrystallized.

Example 5 (Process A) From the same ethyl ester of the former glycine, the ester of dimethylamino ethanol can be obtained according to the diagram:

The mode of operation is as follows: 5 g. of sodium is dissolved in 300 ml. of dimethylamino ethanol. Then 37.1 g. of N-(7-chl0roquinoline4-yl)-N-(4'-methoxyphenyl)-glycine ethyl ester are introduced into the reaction. The mixture is heated at to then the ethanol formed by transesterification is slowly distilled. Then the excess amino alcohol is distilled in a vacuum and the residue is extracted with normal hydrochloric acid. After neutralizttion of the said acid extract, the ester of the dimethylamino ethanol is left to crystallize.

7 Example 6 (Process A) Preparation of a glycerol ester from the glycine. The reaction is the following:

O-GHa Mode of operation: In the methanol, 36.5 g. of salt of sodium of N-(7-chloroquinoline-4-yl) N (4-methoxyphenyl)glycine and 15 g. of u-monochloroglycerine are brought to boiling to reflux for two hours. This all forms a solution; then after /2 hour of reaction a precipitate appears. It is all left to crystallize; then the glycerinic ester is purified by precipitation in an acid medium.

Example 7 (Process A By a process similar to that described in Example 1 but by replacing the ethyl bromoacetate by the a-bromopropionate or the fl-bromopropionate of ethyl, is obtained:

The N-(7-chloroquinoline-4-yl) N (4-methoxyphenyl)-u-amino propionic acid, of the formula:

or N (7 -chloroquinoline-4-yl) -N- (4'-methoxyphenyl)-fiamino propionic acid of the formula:

(E-CH;

I-CHz-CHr-C O O H By the reaction well-known to the professional, the nature of the substituents fixed on the phenyl nucleus can also be altered.

Example 8 (Process A For example, the methoxy radical can be transformed into hydroxy radical by the action of the hydriodic acid according to the reaction:

or \N// Example 9 (Process A) The N- (7-chloroquinoline-4-yl) -N- (3'-hydroxy-4-carboxy-phenyl)-glycine can be obtained according to the following diagram:

C1 /i ml: 1

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O-C O-CHa IEIH-HCI O-G O-GHa NH-HCI CHzBr-COOEt 2(CzH5)aN -r coon cm -o-oo-cm on 000m KOH n I Hol NH 1101 coon OCH:

-on Q N-cm-coon NH.HC1+ cmBr-coom 2(C2Ht)aN fiCOOEt 01 Mode of preparation: The condensation of 4,7-dich1oroquinoline with 2-acetoxy-4-amino-benzoic acid gives the chlorhydrate of 4-(3-acetoxy-4'-carboxyphenyl)- amino-7-chloroquino1ine. After reaction with the ethyl bromoacetate in the presence of triethylamine, then saponification of the ethyl ester N-(7-chloroquinone-4- a t yl)-N-(3'-hydroxy-4-carboxyphenyl)-glycine is obtained I by precipitation in an acid medium: OOEt Example 10 (Process A) 01 The N-(3-carbethoxy-7 chloroquinoline-4-yD-N-(4'- \N/ p yp y y hy ester can e ai e a Mode of operation: The synthesis of 4,7-dich1orocording to the following diagram: quinoline gives, as an intermediary stage, the 3-carbethoxy-4-hydroxy-7-chloroquinoline. By treatment with phosphoric oxychloride, the 3-carbethoxy-4,7 dichloro- C1 quinoline can be obtained. The continuation is produced according to the same general method.

COOEt Example 11 (Process A) 01 The N-alkylation of the body complying vyith lformula N/ 2 can be proceded to, according to the followmg diagram:

a O-GH:

CHgO H-S OsNa N-CHz-SOzNa H1O Mode of preparation:

(a) Substituted amino-acetonitril: 40 g. of soda bisulphite are dissolved in 65.3 g. of water. After cooling to 35 g. of a solution of 35% formol is slowly added under agitation. The temperature is continuously maintained at to It is heated for /2 hour at then at to complete the reaction. 113.5 g. of 5-(4- methoxyphenyl)-amino-7-chloroquinoline is introduced into the reaction at this temperature. It is brought to a temperature of 75 to 80 and agitated for one hour. The sodium salt of the sulphonic methylene amino acid partially crystallizes in the reaction. A solution of 26 g. of potassium cyanide in ml. of water is prepared, which is introduced into the reaciton at 75 under strong agitation. The precipitate rapidly changes appearance; it is agitated for another hour then the N-(4'-methoxyphenyl -N- (7-chloroquinoline-4-yl) -amino-acetonitrile is left to crystallize.

(b) Substituted glycine amide: Next, 65 g. of N-(4'- methoxyphenyl) N-(7 chloroquinoline 4-yl)-aminoacetonitrile are treated for one hour at 70 to 75 with 300 ml. of 30% concentrated hydrochloric acid under agitation. After cooling chlorhydrate of the N- (4- methoxyphenyl)-N-(7-chloroquinoline 4 yl)-glycine amide is crystallized.

(c) N-(7-chloroquinoline-4-yl) N- (4'-methoxyphenyl)-glycine: Finally the previous amide is brought to reflux for /2 hour in 500 ml. of 5% caustic potash added to 100 ml. of ethyl acohol. After filtering the warm solution it is neutralized to pH 5 with concentrated hydrochloric acid and the N-(7-chl0roquinoline-4-yl)-N-(4'- methoxyphenyl)-glycine is left to precipitate.

Example 12 (Process A) O-GH:

NH Nr-CHr-COOEt (y-CH3 N-CHrCOOEt N1 N-CHz-C O OH Example 13 (Process B) Reaction of the substiuted N-arylglycines on the 4-chloroquinolines. The conveniently substituted 4-haloquinolines being of easy access, this method is convenient for the fixing of the substituents R and R in positions 5-8 on the quinoline nucleus.

The reaction is brought about according to the following diagram:

O-GHs KON N-CHtCO OEt N-CHa-C O H Modes of operation:

(a) In acid medium (diluted HCl): 50 g. of 4,7-dichloroquinoline is diluted in a mixture of 400 g. of water and 100 g. of 25% concentrated hydrochloric acid at 50. At the same temperature, a solution of 52.3 g. of N-(p-methoxyphenyl)-glycine ethyl ester is added to a mixture of 300 g. of water and 46 g. of 25% concentrated hydrochloric acid.

It is agitated for 3 hours at 60, then 4 hours at 95. The chlorohydrate of the ester is next saponified to reflux in a mixture 750 ml. of 4% caustic potash and 100 ml. of ethanol. After filtration it is acidified to pH 5 with concentrated hydrochloric acid. Thus 64 g. of N-(7-chloroquinoline-4-yl)-N- (4'-methoxyphenyl) glycine, F=218 220, is made to precipitate.

(b) By fusion in phenol: A mixture of 50 g. of 4,7-dichloroquinoline, 52.3 g. of N-(p-methoxyphenyl)-glycine ester and 250 g. of phenol are heated 10 hours at 125". After cooling the volume, the phenol is distilled wtih water vapour. The oily residue is saponified in 750 ml. of 4% potash containing 100 ml. of ethanol for /2 hour. It is treated with carbon and filtered clear. The filtrate is acidified to pH 5 and 30 g. of N-(7-chloroquinoline 4 yl)-N-(4'-methoxyphenyl) -glycine, F=2l8-220, is left to crystallize.

(c) In an alkaline medium: (1) 52.3 g. of N-(p-methoxyphenyl) glycine ethyl ester is dissolved in 500 ml. of anhydrous toluene. It is brought to reflux then over /2 hour. 11 g. portions of pulverized sodium amide are slowly added. The soda derivative quickly precipitates in the solution. After distillation of 200 ml. of toluene in order to eliminate the rest of the ammonia, a Warm and filtered solution of 50 g. of 4,7-dichloroquinoline in 200 ml. of toluene is added to the reaction. This is continued to reflux for another two hours. After filtration of the sodium chloride the solvent is distilled in a vacuum. The residue is taken up again in a mixture of 400 g.'of 4% caustic potash and 100 ml. of ethanol, then saponified to reflux for /2 hour. It is treated with carbon and filtered. The alkaline solution is acidified to pH 5 and 45 g. of N-(7- chloroquinoline 4 yl)-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-glycine, F=218220, is left to crystallize; '(2) A mixture of 50 g. of 4,7-dichloroquinoline 52.3 of N-(p-methoxyphenyl glycine ethyl ester, 30 g. of triethylamine and 300 ml. of neat toluene is brought to reflux for six hours. After cooling, the mixture of chlorohydrate of triethylamine and N- (7 chloroquinoline-4-yl)-N-(4'-methoxyphenyl glycine ethyl ester is filtered and then dried in a vacuum.

This mixture is diluted in 500 ml. of cold water; then filtered. The precipitate is saponified in 400 ml. of 4% caustic potash and 50 ml. of ethanol to reflux for /2 hour. It is treated with carbon and filtered. The alkaline solution is then neutralized to pH 5. 60 g. of N-(7-chloroquinoline-4-yl)-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-glycine is filtered. F=218220.

Example 14 (Process C) Preparation of the ethyl ester from N-(3,4-diaminophenyl)-glycine. One N-(7-chloroquinoline-4-yl)-glycine ethyl ester is made to react on the dinitrobromobenzene, with a subsequent reduction of the dinitrated derivative obtained on the Pd/carbon catalyst, according to the following diagram:

Example 15 (Process C) Preparation of N (7-chloroquinoline-4-yl)-N-(4'-methoxyphenyl)-glycine: The reaction is made according to the following diagram:

NH-CHzC OzEl; O-CH:

(e-GH:

N-CHzCOaEt Example 16 (Process C) Preparation of the N (7-chloroquinoline-4-yl)-N-(3'* acetoxy 4' carboxyphenyl)-glycine: The reaction is brought about according to the following diagram:

0 O 0 El; NHCHzCOOEt C'IOOEt (100151; COOH O-GO-GH: OH

+4 KOH N-CHa-C O OH +3 HCl III-CHr-COOEt c zoon O-COCHa I1I-CHz-COOH CHaCOOH Mode of operation: A mixture of 26.5 g. of N-(7- chloroquinoline-4-yl)-glycine ethyl ester with 28.7 g. of 2-acetoxy-4-bromo-ethyl-benzoate is heated to reflux for 10 hours in 500 ml. of amylic alcohol in the presence of 2 g. of copper powder. Still warm, the reaction is filtered; then the bromhydrate of N-(7-chloroquinoline-4-yl)-N (3'acetoxy-4'-carbethoxyphenyl)glycine ethyl ester is left to crystallize. This product is saponified to reflux for /2 hour in 600 ml. of a 4% caustic potash aqueous solution with the addition of ml. of ethanol. The alkaline solution is filtered, then acidified with 25 concentrated hydrochloric acid. Thus 32 g. of N-(7-chloroquinoline-4-yl)- N-(3'-hydroxy-4-carboxyphenyl) -glycine is obtained. This product is dissolved in 250 ml. of icy acetic acid at 60, then treated with 20 g. of acetic anhydride. It is brought to reflux for /2 hour, then filtered. The solution is concentrated in a dry vacuum, the residue is recrystallized in absolute alcohol. In this way 30 g. of N-(7-chloroquinoline 4-yl)-N-(3-acetoxy-4'-carboxyphenyl)glycine is recovered.

Example 17 (Process D) The compounds according to the invention can also be obtained by the reaction of N-arylglycine substituted with a di-acid capable of being fixed onto the nitrogen of the glycine, then by the action of an orthoformate and of an aniline to give an acrylamide which is cycled under the action of polyphosphoric acid according to the following diagram:

OOCzHg NH-OH C 0 0 0211 (k) CH;

(ll-CH3 I fioooctm 01 Mode of operation: The N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-glycine ethyl ester reacts with the malonate of ethyl to reflux to give the N (carbethoxymethyl)-N-(4'-methoxyphenyl) malonate of ethyl mono amide. By subsequent reaction with the orthoforrniate of ethyl and the 3-chloroaniline the ca carbethoxy 3-(3-chloroaniline)-N-(4'-methoxyphenyl) N carbethoxymethyl)-acrylamide is obtained is cycled in N (3-carbethoxy-7-chloroquinoline-4-yl)-N- which is cycled in N-(3-glycine ethyl ester by heating to 250 or in the presence of polyphosphoric acid.

The application of this method allows, among others, to obtain derivatives having a carbethoxy group in portion 3 on the quinoline nucleus (R =COOC H Relating to the present invention, the following compounds have been prepared:

18 a-amino acetic derivative 4-hydroxyphenyl 3,4'-dihydroxyphenyl 3',5-dimethoxyphenyl 4'-chlorophenyl ethyl ester p-propionic 4'-ethoxyphenyl salicylyl derivative B-carbethoxy ethyl ester 6,7-dichloro-methyl-ester derivative 6-amino-7-chloro-methyl-ester salicylyl glycerine ester 6-methoxy-7-chloro-dimethylamino ethanol ester 3 ,4-dimethoxy-methylamide 6,7-dichlor0-malonic ethyl ester 3',4-dihydroxy-u-propionyl benzyl ester 2'-methyl-4'-methoxy-glycolate of butyl 6,7-dichloro-a-succinic 3,7-dichloro-ethyl ester 3-cyano-acetamide 3-carboxymido salicyl acetamide salicyl morpholide 4'-hydroxymethyl-oxy-u-propionyl-dimethylamino ethanol ester acetyl-salicylyl methyl ester anthranylyl-dimethyl-amino ethanol ester 3036 propionic m-toluidino 3037 fl-phenyl-propionyl-dimethylamino ethanol ester The N (7-chloroquinoline-4-yl)-N-(4'-methoxyphenyl)-glycine (MG 3000) has been chosen as representative of these derivatives for the preliminary clinical tests.

CHARACTERISTICS (1) Toxicity Acute toxicity in bone of MG 3000 is the following:

DMT mice: 4.100 mg./kg. DMT rats: 5 g./kg.

Doses of 100 and 250 mg./kg. of MG 3000 were admin- 3000 N chloroquinoline 4 Y N methoxy istered orally to rats over one month without alteration of the scanned norms. 3001 phenyD-glycme methyl ester (2) Analytic 3002 ethyl ester 3003 amide The purity of the product is determined by potentio- 3004 amino ethanol amide metric measurement by means of a solution of 0.1 N per- 300 5 morpholide chlor c acid in the dloxane in a solution of anhydrlde ace- 3006 dimethylamino ethanol ester 11c 361d- 3007 glycerine ester 83 3008 fi-propionic derivative 1042 mg /kg orally 3009 a-propionic derivative 5-8 m ./k b 1n ection 3010 glycollc derlvative g g y 1 3011 malonic derivative (4) Pharmacological properties Increase in volume of feet Percent of inflam- Weight, Rats Control matron Number of animals Stock g. Dose treated rats prevention Pl t d t (a) iggglz l g lgi Shermam. 385-330 170 mg./kg.per bone 14.7 30.5 51.88 (g) gariageeni riez 9-10 Sherman" 430-465 170 mgJkg. 13.4 18.5 38.8

1 011B. 011 0 10 10 Wistar 215-240 170 mgJkg. 14.3 23.4 38.8 10-@ Sherman" 300-245 170 mg./kg. 16. 20. 20.3

Relation between the weight of the conjunctive and the initial weight of the pellet (b) Pellets (rats):8-10-. Sherman" 355-410 mgJkgJd. for 10d 4.8 5.3 9.4 (c) Antipyretic activity: Slight activity Threshold of reaction to pain,

volts ((1) Analgesicactivityz5,4 Sherman-.. 210-215 400 mgJkg. 30 min.before 40 30 1 9 5) Clinical tests In consideration of the pharmacological observations, the clinical tests have been carried out on the first series of various cases intended also to prove the antalgic effect of the product as well as its anti-inflammatory effectiveness over a total of 50 cases.

Indications: The following indications give the reason for the choice of the clinical cases: coxarthrosis, spondylarthrosis, gonarthrosis, periarthritis, scapulohumeral, chronic evolutive polyarthritis.

Posology: The preferred posology adopted was 4, 6 and up to 8 pills of 100 mg. of active substance per day, generally administered by three at meal-times, according to the case under study. This amounted to a dosage range of from 400 to 800 mgm. of active substance for patients of normal weight. Variations in dosage up to twice the preferred range may be used. During treatment patients received no other medicine.

Control: During the study each patient was observed according to the criteria of the disappearance of pains and the state of the articular mobility. Parallel with these analyses allowed the possible evolution of the blood formula: White corpuscles, hemoglobin, plaquettes and certain enzymes, alkaline phosphates and transaminases SGOT and SGPT.

Duration: The treatment varied from 7 to 27 days according to the case and the results obtained.

Observations: It must he directly noted that significant biological alterations were not observed in any of the treated patients. At the same time the absence of secondary effects must be stressed, such as drowsiness, migraine, allergies, nausea, vomiting or gastric burns, for example, except in the case when vomiting stopped when the medicine stopped however in a patient with a strong psychic constitution.

The antalgic effect notably appears in general as early as the second day of treatment and the anti-inflammations effect manifests itself a little later, from the third or fourth day in certain cases and from the fourth or fifth in others.

The best results were obtained in truly chronic disorders: coxarthrosis and polyarthrosis. On the other hand, cases of chronic evolutive polyarthritis have reacted less well to this medicament, as far as the doses used and the time of treatment were concerned, and it was necessary to resort to corticosteroides, for example.

Results Very good Good Bad 8. Coxarthrosis 5 2 1 9. Gonarthrosis 3 4. Spondylarthros 2 1 1 8. Polyarthrosls 2 3 3 8. Radicular syndrome 3 3 3 4. Scapulo humeral periarthritis 1 3 6. Lombalgies 4 2 3. Chronic evolutive polyarthritis 1 2 For a pill: Mg. Active ingredient 100 Milk sugar 90 Polyvinylpyrrolidone 2 Silicic acid 1 Cornstarch 46 Stearate of magnesium 1 Talc Total for a pill 250 20 For a solution intended for i.m. injection: Mg. Active ingredient Sodium chloride 2.5 Binder, distilled water q.s. ad. 1

Although no counter-indications nor secondary effects are known for these compounds, their posology can only be determined by a doctor and by individual dose which should be adapted to the patients reactivity, the severity of the symptoms, age and weight of the patient and the general physical condition of the patient.

The compounds may be administered alone, merely being incorporated into a suitable vehicle but they may also be combined with other medicinal ingredients in compositions directed to the same or other symptoms of the syndrome under treatment. These compositions may include other analgesics such as aspirin or morphine or where indicated anticholinergic, costicosteroid or uricosuric agents.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A pharmaceutical composition for alleviating inflammation and pain in a mammal comprising in dosage unit form a pharmaceutical non-toxic effective dose containing at least 100 milligrams of a tertiary amino compound of the formula Ra R2 III( JH(CH2) COR1 R4 wherein:

R1 is OH, CHgO, 'C2H50, NHZ, NHCH3, N 2, 0r

R is methyl or hydrogen;

R and R are the same or dilferent and are each, OH, hydrogen, lower-alkoxy, nitro, amino, methyl-amino, dimethyl-amino, acetoxy, carboxy or carbo-loweralkoxy;

R is hydrogen or carboethoxy;

R is halogen and n is 0 0r 1 in association with a pharmaceutical carrier.

2. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 1 in which said tertiary amine is of the formula and in which 12, R R R R and R are as defined in claim 1.

3. A pharmaceutical composition for alleviating infiammation and pain comprising a dosage unit containing a pharmaceutical effective non-toxic amount of at least 100 milligrams of a tertiary amine of the formula ra-Q-yomooa, C.

in which R is as defined in claim 1 and R is methoxy or ethoxy.

4. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 3 in which said tertiary amine is N-(7-chloroquinoline-4- yl)N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-glycine.

5. A method of treating inflammatory and noninflamm'atory muscular-skeletal complaints in a mammal subject and of providing an analgetic effect which comprises administering orally to the subject a daily dose of a nontoxic pharmaceutically efiective amount of at least 100 milligrams of a pharmaceutical composition defined in claim 3.

6. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 2, in which R is OH, CH O, or 'C H O and n, R R R and R are as defined in claim 2.

7. A pharmaceutical composition as defined in claim 6, in Which R is H and n is 0.

8. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 3, in which R is OH, CH O or C H O.

9. A pharmaceutical composition as defined in claim 1, in which said composition is in the form of a dose unit form selected from the group consisting of a pill, a dragee, a capsule, an injectable solution or a suppository.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,502,081 3/1970 Allais et a1. 424258 2,494,083 1/1950 Bruce 260-287 3,456,000 7/1969 Langis 424-258 3,406,176 10/1968 Surry et al 260'-287 STANLEY J. FRIEDMAN, Primary Examiner US. Cl. X.R.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Dated October 30, 1973 Patent No. 3,769,410

Inventor(s) FRANCOIS ROBERT BERTRAND It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below:

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